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Posted on 10/12/26 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 10/12/26 at 1:52 pm
A few thoughts now that we are paying players openly.
1. Are we also fining players for mental errors (jumping offsides, personal fouls, loafing (this alone might solve our funding problems) making bonehead reads, etc) like the NFL teams do?
2. Are we still enforcing the charade that these are student athletes who need to go to class? Seems that cuts into their earning potential and isn’t necessary.
3. Can we make trade deals with other teams? We might as well trade Russell since we aren’t going to play him.
1. Are we also fining players for mental errors (jumping offsides, personal fouls, loafing (this alone might solve our funding problems) making bonehead reads, etc) like the NFL teams do?
2. Are we still enforcing the charade that these are student athletes who need to go to class? Seems that cuts into their earning potential and isn’t necessary.
3. Can we make trade deals with other teams? We might as well trade Russell since we aren’t going to play him.
This post was edited on 10/12/26 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 10/12/26 at 2:48 pm to Rzrbackguy
to answer point #2: rarely if ever is academics mentioned when talking to these student athletes anymore. Did APR go away? I can't imagine the transfer portal has helped academic continuance in students 
Posted on 10/12/26 at 6:14 pm to Hogwarts
APR is still a thing.
Before NIL, APR was the big bad boogie man to explain away shitty hires.
Before NIL, APR was the big bad boogie man to explain away shitty hires.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 7:52 am to Hogwarts
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to answer point #2: rarely if ever is academics mentioned when talking to these student athletes anymore. Did APR go away? I can't imagine the transfer portal has helped academic continuance in students
I’ve wondered the same thing, I’ve heard Saban say you can’t graduate when you’ve been to 4 schools in 5 years.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 7:58 am to Rzrbackguy
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3. Can we make trade deals with other teams? We might as well trade Russell since we aren’t going to play him.
I’ve wondered this, when do we do in season trades? You need a running back? We need linemen. Put them on block scheduling (every 9 weeks a class is over). Then a week “fall break” where they can be traded. Since we still pretend they are students. This would also fix the transfer portal.
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